- Cigars contain nicotine, a substance naturally found in tobacco that leads to tobacco dependence. A cigar is usually bigger than a cigarette and one cigar contains nicotine equal to several sticks of cigarettes. Although most cigar smokers do not inhale smoke, nicotine still enters the body through the mouth's lining. Even if a person only smokes one cigar a day, addiction to nicotine can be a future problem.
- Whether it's a cigar or a cigarette, a smoke that comes from tobacco can cause several types of cancer. Smoking cigars increases the odds of acquiring oral cancer up to seven times when compared to a non-smoker. Also, even if cigar smokers do not inhale smoke, their risk of getting a lung cancer is twice as possible when compared to non-smokers. Other cancer types that a cigar smoker may acquire include cancer of the throat, larynx and esophagus.
- Tobacco contains about 100 substances known to be toxic to humans. When smoking a cigar, these toxins enter the body freely through the mouth and lungs. Cigars also contain cyanide, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide and even arsenic. Aside from cancer, toxins increase the risk of other diseases and complications, like bronchitis and heart attacks.
- People around cigar smokers can suffer from cigars as well. A tobacco smoke's toxic potency does not change, even when inhaled and exhaled by a smoker. Non-smokers who live around cigar smokers also can have high risks of getting the same complications. Since cigars are bigger and burn longer than cigarettes, a greater amount of second-hand smoke will be received per cigar compared with each cigarette.
Addiction
High Risk of Cancer
Toxin Exposure
Risks of Second-Hand Smoke
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